Archangelgorod Governorate

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The Archangelgorod Governorate (Russian: Архангелогородская губерния), also known as the Government of Archangelgorod, was one of the eight original governorates of the Russian Empire established by Peter the Great in 1709. Its seat was in Arkhangelsk.

The governorate existed until 1780, when it was transformed into Vologda Vice-Royalty.

Governorates of the Russian Empire (1708-1726)
1708-1709 Kazan Ingermanland Azov   Smolensk    
1710-1712 Saint Petersburg
1713 Moscow Riga
1714-1716   N. Novgorod
1717-1718 Astrakhan    
1719-1724   Nizhny Novgorod Reval
1725 Voronezh
1726   Smolensk  
The Governorates of Archangelgorod, Kiev and Siberia remained constant between 1708 and 1726.